College football week 8 rewind

October 25, 2015 6:02 PM

HIGHS Around the area:

Houston, the program Sumlin left four years ago, is having no such troubles along Cullen Boulevard. The Cougars under first-year coach Tom Herman continued their steady climb through the rankings to No. 18 (from 21), following a 59-10 crushing of Central Florida on Saturday.
The Cougars close out the regular season with four of five games at home, in a bid to go undefeated. Plenty of observers figured Herman, who last served as a whiz offensive coordinator at national champ Ohio State, would get UH headed in the right direction. Few figured it would be this quick.

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Speaking of heading things in the right direction, Texas continued doing so with a 23-9 victory over Kansas State in Austin, two weeks after toppling then-No. 9 Oklahoma in Dallas. The Wildcats had defeated UT in six of their seven previous meetings, giving another Big 12 victory for the Longhorns even sweeter significance. less

Speaking of heading things in the right direction, Texas continued doing so with a 23-9 victory over Kansas State in Austin, two weeks after toppling then-No. 9 Oklahoma in Dallas. The Wildcats had defeated UT ... more

Photo: Tom Reel, San Antonio Express-News

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Rice receiver Zach Wright snagged a touchdown pass from Driphus Jackson with 24 seconds remaining to lift the Owls to a 38-31 victory over Army at Rice Stadium. His winning catch occurred the day after his mother, former Rice basketball player Holly Jones-Wright, was inducted into the Rice athletics hall of fame. less

Rice receiver Zach Wright snagged a touchdown pass from Driphus Jackson with 24 seconds remaining to lift the Owls to a 38-31 victory over Army at Rice Stadium. His winning catch occurred the day after his ... more

Georgia Tech’s Lance Austin returned a blocked field goal 78 yards on the final play of his team’s 22-16 upset of Florida State in Atlanta. Coach Paul Johnson had initially yelled at Austin to leave the rolling ball alone following the block, but in the end was thrilled by Austin’s disobedience that kept the game from going to overtime.

Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon combined for 355 rushing yards, including 201 by Perine, in the Sooners’ 63-27 stomping of Texas Tech in Norman, Okla. Perine added four touchdown runs to punctuate the Red Raiders’ misery against the league’s top teams (losses to TCU, Baylor and Oklahoma so far). less

Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon combined for 355 rushing yards, including 201 by Perine, in the Sooners’ 63-27 stomping of Texas Tech in Norman, Okla. Perine added four touchdown runs to punctuate ... more

Baylor quarterback Seth Russell, a midseason Heisman Trophy candidate, fractured a bone in his neck and is scheduled to see a specialist this week. The No. 2 Bears are hopeful Russell might return this season, and meanwhile freshman Jarrett Stidham steps in to try and keep Baylor rolling.

A&M offensive lineman Germain Ifedi posted on his Twitter page following the Aggies’ stunning loss at Mississippi, “Rash generalizations without knowing the whole picture. Mmm.” No one outside of Ifedi is quite sure what it means, especially the “mmm,” but any kind of “picture” in this situation doesn’t sound good. less

A&M offensive lineman Germain Ifedi posted on his Twitter page following the Aggies’ stunning loss at Mississippi, “Rash generalizations without knowing the whole picture. Mmm.” No one outside of Ifedi is ... more

Miami under beleaguered coach Al Golden suffered its worst loss in school history, 58-0, at the hands of a sympathetic Clemson squad. Sympathetic because the Tigers led 42-0 at halftime, and the final could have been worse for the Hurricanes. The historic loss cost Golden his job; he was relieved of his duties the following Sunday.

Speaking of pretenders (see Texas A&M), Utah suffered its first loss of the season in humiliating fashion, 42-24 to previously-reeling Southern Cal and an interim coach. The Utes dropped 10 spots to No. 13 in the AP poll as a result. less

Speaking of pretenders (see Texas A&M), Utah suffered its first loss of the season in humiliating fashion, 42-24 to previously-reeling Southern Cal and an interim coach. The Utes dropped 10 spots to No. 13 in ... more

“If you’re a competitor, you love that test. And (the players) viewed it as a test. … We practiced overtime at camp. We made a big deal of it. We did the coin toss; we did the other sides of the field. … I didn’t think we were going to lose.”
Duke coach David Cutcliffe following the Blue Devils’ 45-43, four-overtime victory at Virginia Tech.

Leonard Fournette, LSU – The sophomore running back has been the frontrunner from the start – and only strengthened his case along the way. He collected 150 rushing yards on 26 carries against Western Kentucky, and has 1,352 yards on the ground a little more than midway through the season.

Trevone Boykin, TCU – The No. 5 Horned Frogs didn’t play on Saturday, but their senior quarterback didn’t lose his place in line. Boykin ranks second nationally in total offense with 426 yards per game, and his talents will be on display on Thursday night on national TV against West Virginia.

Trevone Boykin, TCU – The No. 5 Horned Frogs didn’t play on Saturday, but their senior quarterback didn’t lose his place in line. Boykin ranks second nationally in total offense with 426 yards per game,

Corey Coleman, Baylor – He set the school record for career touchdown catches with 31, breaking Kendall Wright’s 30 from 2008-11, and his 18 touchdown receptions this season already are more than anyone tallied last season.

Corey Coleman, Baylor – He set the school record for career touchdown catches with 31, breaking Kendall Wright’s 30 from 2008-11, and his 18 touchdown receptions this season already are more than anyone

Houston, the program Sumlin left four years ago, is having no such troubles along Cullen Boulevard. The Cougars under first-year coach Tom Herman continued their steady climb through the rankings to No. 18 (from 21), following a 59-10 crushing of Central Florida on Saturday.
The Cougars close out the regular season with four of five games at home, in a bid to go undefeated. Plenty of observers figured Herman, who last served as a whiz offensive coordinator at national champ Ohio State, would get UH headed in the right direction. Few figured it would be this quick.